Clippers end home season with win

The Clippers defeated the Louisville Bats 5-1 tonight in the home season finale in Huntington
Park.

Matt Packer pitched a triple-A career high eight innings in the win and added a career trip
triple-A high nine strikeouts. Vinny Rottino led the offense with a two-run home run. Following the
game, Columbus relief pitcher Frank Herrmann was recalled by the Cleveland Indians.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto played for the Bats as he continues to rehab his
surgically repaired left knee. Packer caught him looking a third strike in the first inning.
In the fourth inning, Votto jumped on Packer's first pitch and lined it into the bleachers in left
for a solo home run and a 1-0 Louisville lead.

The Clippers responded against Travis Webb in the bottom of the fourth. Cord Phelps drew a
leadoff walk and scored ahead of a Rottino home run for a 2-1 lead.

Votto left after the seventh innings. He was 1 for 3 with the home run and two strikeouts.

Columbus added some insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth against Bill Bray..
Jared Goedert doubled and went to third on a Juan Diaz. Anthony Gallas singled home Goedert and Tim
Fedroff followed with another RBI single to score Diaz and made it 4-1.

The game drew a crowd of 9,763, which upped the Clippers attendance to 611,223 for the
season.

Notes: Former Cleveland Indians outfielder Shelley Duncan will not report to the Clippers this
season and probably is gone from the Indians organization. He was outrighted to Columbus yesterday.
There are only two games left in the season after today. ... First baseman/outfielder Russ Canzler
and relief pitcher Scott Barnes were called up by the Indians today. Columbus
manager Mike Sarbaugh has a two-player bench for tonight's game - catcher Luke
Carlin and pitcher Eric Berger. "He's been a DH before," Sarbaugh said, laughing. ... The
Cincinnati Reds called up four players today - outfielder Denis Phipps, infielders Didi Gregorius
and Henry Rodriguez and pitcher Logan Ondrusek. The Bats received infielder Miguel Rojas and
outfielder Yordanys Perez from double-A Pensacola for tonight's game.